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Plumstead Central School/ Conway Primary School'....I started at Conway
School in 1930. It was certainly advanced for
its time. We even started on Algebra among other
subjects that were normally reserved for senior
schools.
'This very early school photograph is a school in Plumstead in the 1890's, but which one I have no idea. (Possibly Conway?) My grandfather, Arthur
Manwaring is in the front row of desks, on your
left as you look at it.'
Cissi (the girl Iris wrote
to in the “Blitz
over Plumstead and districts” story) is
back row, far left.
A souvenir of Conway Road School, taken in rather an interesting year, don't you think?
Names of pupils in the Conway Road Infants Class 1950 Photo. Top row, left to right. 2nd boy; Dave Clancy 7th boy, Derick Ives 1st girl, Margaret Ball Margaret Forbes says: “2nd
row from front, 3rd girl on the right, dark hair
and cardigan is Joanie Forbes from Bannockburn
Road. Joan had a sudden heart attack and died at
the age of 46 years, she was my husbands
sister.” My name is Terry Holttum
,although At Wackham college I was known as Tim.
I went to Conway Road school and I can remember
my first teacher Miss Lloyd, nitty Nora, and the
virol Mr Lovett -what an absolute sadist he was,
so full of himself, anyway I went to the college
and started off in Mr Waites class he was the
music teacher not that we learnt much music
anyway after a grand failure in that class I
went into Mr Evans class and spent the rest of
the time at Wackham in this class during this
time I went to the Isle of thorns camp twice. I
remember Peter Goldsack, Peter Abraham’s, Peter
Young Jimmy Cotter, Billy Forbes, Charlie Farmer
and Charlie Palmer, Tom Smith. If you recognise yourself, or someone else, Please email me.
Front row (L to R): 1st boy: William (Bill) Heywood; 2nd - Colin Weightman, 6th - Peter Beezer. Second row from Back (L to R) : 3rd Rodney Balderson?; 4th - John Saunders, 8th Alan West, 12th Conal Condren. (Do you recognise yourself or a classmate? If so, email me)
Top Row: Gordon Jefferies, Jimmy Beaumont, Norman Shelley(?), Jean Bryant, Kathleen Cogger, Valerie Pearcey, John Anderson, Rennie Purvis, Eric Hoskins(?), David Lightfoot Middle row: Richard
Cogger, Roy Hiscocks, Sheila Munro, Sandra
McLoughlin, Pat Stapley, Pamela Finch, ??,
Sheila Jordan, Brian Bull, Michael Hume, Charles
Dibble, Eddie Lancaster
The 1950 Football Team is
a little hazy for me - Mr Latham, Cyril Bull and
Mr
L to R: John Anderson, Sheila Jordan, David Kirk, Brian Disberry (died c.2006) and Sheila Whittal.
Tony Bryant writes: In the third row from the front, 3rd from right, is Terry Grimsley. I still see him about once a year and he lives in Seaton, Devon.
Conway Road school trip to the Isle of Wight taken c.1953. Photo: Janet Fagg (nee Beal). Tony Bryant writes: I am in the bottom row of the photo wearing glasses (Third from right). I remember going to the Isle of Wight with the school. It was my first escape from my parents and had a great time atthe Lake. I still have the notebook we all had to fill in observations on the holiday. I was wearing glasses until the day I started work. I did not need them after that until I was in my 50's. I am now 67 (2009) and living in Polegate, East Sussex. The child on the bottom row third from left is, I believe, Howard Offer. He lived in Ancona Road and when we moved to Bloomfield Road School we used to walk together to school. I have always wondered about him and would like to contact him for a reminisce of the old days as we lost contact in the late 1950's. Sylvia Jeter (nee Beamish) writes: Here are the names of some of the
faces, starting at the back and going left to
right:
The girl on the bottom row third from left is my sister Irene Margaret Ball (known as Margaret), John Singleton is sixth from left. I, John Ball, was born in 1943 and Margaret was two years younger than me. We lived in Chestnut Rise and all my brothers and sisters (there were 6 of us) went to Conway but to different secondary schools. The girl in the third row 5th from left was Sandra Lee. She lived in a Tobacconist/Sweet Shop in Brewery Road near Earl Rise. Do you recognise anyone? If so, email me.
Do you recognise anyone else?
Top Row:
Brian Toy, Stephen Birch, Graham Clarke,Michael
Norris, Terry Dawes, Barbara Powell, Marion
Haywood, Hillary Cullen, Terry Littlewood,
Graham Hooper, Michael Baker. Thanks to Julie (nee) Lawrence for the list of names.
Mark Weightman is on the
right, kneeling. Back row: Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Bull (Headmaster), Mr. Mockeridge, Mr. Lovatt Back row (standing boys): David Lightfoot, Richard Cogger, ?, ? Row sitting on chairs: ?, Alan Mustin, Norman Shelly, Brian Penfold, ? Front row: John Warr, ? Do you recognise anyone else?? If so please email me
Back row: Headmaster Cyril Bull (Bowtie), Mr Mockeridge Standing Row: ??, ??, Ronnie MacMinnermin (Goal Keeper), ??, ??, Colin (?) Dean. Front row: Gordon Jeffries, Colin Lever, Mark Weightman (with ball), ??, ?? Do you recognise anyone else?? If so please email me
See story Conway Primary School Remembered
Anne Clarke (born 1944);
School photo aged 11, at her last year at Conway
Primary School.
Back row (left to right): M. Watts, K. Koney, C. Dow, M. Bedford, J. Farrer, J. Hewitt, R. Paice, D. Maslin, R. Vince. Next row (left to right): C. Sparrow, J. Farmer, L. Gowers, M. Redman, E. Mundy, L. Colls, M. Sweeting, D. Potter, S. Smith, G. Marchant. Next row (left to right): L. Burton, D. Dixon, S. Maxim, I. Roberts, Miss Carter (Teacher), S. Guard, A. Minkey, J. Eiles, J. Burnett. Front row (left to right): G. Stickings, Ivor Dunmall, P. Preckopp, M. Keith, G. Grange, S. Wilson, K. Deadman.
Info kindly supplied by
Pat Miller Next Row : Front Row :
This would have been my last term at Conway. The teacher was not in this shot but his name was Mr. Mockeridge. I would dearly love to know what happened to all these kids. At Conway Road I was in an early music band but was only allowed to play the triangle. I remember the music teacher, who played Handel's Water Music most of the time, wore horn-rim glasses and had purple hair. When she sneezed she would say “A-jug”! - Robert Morris
Looking at my school
report for 1960 class 1c. I came 31 out of a
class of 38. Gone down hill since then. Our head
teacher was a Mrs F SKELTON. The form mistress
was M.K.A. CARTER. She wrote “Derek has made
good progress”. I think that was more out of
pity more then fact.
(Click on photo for a much larger version) Back row left to right Middle row left to right Front row left to right Can anyone help with the x's?
(Click on photo for a much larger view) M.E. WATTS was class mistress. I was 33 out of 38 this year. Can I help it if I'm in a class of super brains. Was it that free milk in those small bottles or those strange reddish tablets? Nether of which did me much good as my London County Council school report shows. What is Science? - Derek.
Along with a friend who also went to the school we visited Conway School two years ago. We were made very welcome and were given a tour of the school. The school had changed very little. The outside toilets had gone and there was a small new extension but overall the school had not changed that much. In particular the small narrow cloakrooms were still used for the same purpose and it was very strange standing there taking it in.
When at Conway to stop us little mites from getting squashed and damaging peoples cars. Some bright spark stuck signs on the paving slabs to warn us of the danger, of crossing the road to school. Needles to say over the time the paths have been dug up and relaid. Also the number of parked cars made it impossible to cross in any case. This appears to be the last semi intact one in Gallosson Road opposite the school keepers house. (see below) The water company is on the way shortly. So another bit of the past vanishes. Derek Crompton
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